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[JuJuMonkey]

Hi everyone.
I'm having a tattoo of a plane but need a decent photo to work from. I want a virgin 747 nose shot kinda from the side but still from the front but with the full plane in the background..if that makes sense lol. has anyone got a decent one I could use? I've put the kinda pic I want in an album on here ;) xxxx

[Phoenix1969]

Think of how it will look in 30 years time......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBmvfW7WOUc

[TEEEJ]

Have you tried the following aviation image websites? Pages and pages of images.

Photo Search Results | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Virgin%20Atlantic%20Airways&distinct_entry=true)

Virgin Atlantic Photos | Airplane-Pictures.net (http://www.airplane-pictures.net/operator.php?p=94)

https://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/search.php?airline=Virgin-Atlantic&manufacturer=Boeing&subtype=747-400

Photos of Virgin Atlantic Airways - Plane Mad (http://www.plane-mad.com/aviation-photos/search/airline/virgin-atlantic-airways/page1.html)

[kcockayne]

Think of how it will look in 30 years time......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBmvfW7WOUc

Or even, how it will look now !

[El Bunto]

Have you thought about contacting Virgin directly and asking for such a photo? For such a 'unique' endeavour they might think of it as a decent PR opportunity.

Or they might run a mile. Does no harm to ask.

[KelvinD]

Would you like something like these?
Ship Photos, Container ships, tankers, cruise ships, bulkers, tugs etc (http://www.kelvindavies.co.uk/kelvin/details.php?image_id=10525)
Ship Photos, Container ships, tankers, cruise ships, bulkers, tugs etc (http://www.kelvindavies.co.uk/kelvin/details.php?image_id=12295)
I can let you have non-watermarked copies if you like.

[Phoenix1969]

Have you thought about contacting Virgin directly and asking for such a photo? For such a 'unique' endeavour they might think of it as a decent PR opportunity Write to Richard B directly - knowing him, it's something he might go for.

But what will you do when Virgin brings in the A380? BBC News - Undrawing my tattoos (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-6b62f336-ff42-42b9-a23d-212d4d6ca5d8)

[kcockayne]

Write to Richard B directly - knowing him, it's something he might go for.

But what will you do when Virgin brings in the A380? BBC News - Undrawing my tattoos (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-6b62f336-ff42-42b9-a23d-212d4d6ca5d8)

Are you being sarcastic ? VIR ? A380 ? Don't think so !

[Phoenix1969]

Are you being sarcastic ? VIR ? A380 ? Don't think so !

Am showing my lack of aviation knowledge here, but merely assumed that they'd want something of equivalent carrying capacity when the time came to replace their 747s. :=

Cue a deluge of no doubt richly deserved 'you don't know what you're talking about' comments from fellow Ppruners :rolleyes:

[kcockayne]

Well, it has been generally accepted for quite some time that VIR have absolutely no intention of taking the A380. I have no definitive knowledge of what the airline intends to do but, the delivery of this a/c has been postponed more than once & this tends to support the "general acceptance".
Certainly, some members of VIR staff are definite in their statements that the A380s are history.
Wait & see, I suppose.

[Out Of Trim]

I've found a picture of a virgin plane for you...

http://www.pprune.org/members/24640-out-of-trim-albums-plane-picture289-image.jpeg

Good luck with the tattoo! :yuk:

:E

[Phoenix1969]

I've found a picture of a virgin plane for you...

So THAT'S how you remove unwanted tattoos! :D

[kcockayne]

Am showing my lack of aviation knowledge here, but merely assumed that they'd want something of equivalent carrying capacity when the time came to replace their 747s. :=

Cue a deluge of no doubt richly deserved 'you don't know what you're talking about' comments from fellow Ppruners :rolleyes:

They are withdrawing their 747s now, Phoenix. But, they are not replacing them with similar size a/c. It looks as though the 787 will be the 747 replacement. Along with every other airline - bar Emirates - VIR seem to believe that the A380 is too large & too expensive to operate.
You would have thought that slot constraints would have pushed these airlines towards the 380, but, apparently, not.

[jackieofalltrades]

I would have thought VIR would find the A380 easy to fill on LHR-JFK and/or LAX routes. I thought they had some tentative orders for some. Is that no longer the case?

[kcockayne]

You could say the same for BAW on 'LL to KJFK - yet they don't use the 380 on the route. On the face of it, there are plenty of airlines & routes which could take the a/c. One of them is VIR, but they have re-scheduled their order for six several times & show absolutely no intention of ever taking them. Word from within the airline confirms this likelihood.
The 380 must be the a/c which airlines who have them most begrudge having ! Except UAE.

[kcockayne]

Having said that, Willie Walsh appears to be interested in second-hand A380s for BAW, IBE & even Aer Lingus. I recently flew on 2 UAE 380s & they are great a/c. I continue to keep my fingers crossed that new orders will materialise - but I'm not holding my breath !